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Three major transportation reports were released, namely, the Hong Kong Passenger Transport Survey, 1964-6, the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study and the Hong Kong Long Term Road Study. These reports will constitute a blueprint for the future and already they have been used in planning the biggest road project in Kowloon, the North-East Corridor Scheme. This scheme involves the duplica- tion of the major traffic route linking central Kowloon with Kwun Tong, with grade separation at all major intersections. The traffic design was substantially completed during the year.
The new government quarry at Diamond Hill came into full production with the completion of the new plant installation, replacing the old quarry at Hok Yuen. On the Island, the mechani- zation of Mt Butler Quarry was completed and the installation of a new asphalt mixing plant and dust suppression equipment was in
JJ progress.
PARKING
There are four government multi-storey car parks, managed by the Urban Council, with a total capacity of 2,282 cars. In addition 1,680 parking spaces in five temporary open air car parks, also managed by the council, have been established on Crown land awaiting development. Construction work was started on the two multi-storey car parks at Rumsey Street and Yau Ma Tei during the year and each of them will accommodate about 900 cars on completion. Fees for parking remained unchanged in 1968. For multi-storey car parks the charges are calculated at 60 cents an hour for most of the day, with a minimum charge of $1.50. For temporary car parks the fee is $1.50 for half a day, or $3 for the whole day. A monthly parking pass, valid at both types of car parks, costs $120.
The Government's policy is to provide car parks only in the main commuter areas. In areas of mixed commuter and residential development, where there is a greater demand for car parking than can be satisfied by metered kerbside parking, it is intended that land shall be sold by tender for car parking and other activities that can be conveniently combined with it.
At the end of the year, there was a total of 5,033 parking meters installed in the urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon. Work